The Washington critic., 1887-10-15
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The attention 'subscribe,s to stock in
the Linotype Company is callsd to the
special notice Of the treasurer in to-dsy's
paper.
The Executive Committee of thu Shep-
herd reception MET at Willard's HitCl last
night to audit the accounts, and fnunl that
there was surplus, which will be divided
among the orphan asylums.
Shortly before two o'clock this morn-
ing fire broke nut in the machine shops of
Thomas somerville's establishment on rhif-
ttepth street. Considerable damage WAS
done before the fire was tXtingushei. Tue
origin was probably inceniiary.
The hfiieth annual convention of the
Carriage Builders National Association,
which meets at Wizards next Tuesday, will
consider among other things the question Of
future timber supply, Il matter Of much I'm
portsnce to carriage builders. The sssocis.
tion of wheelmskers will meet at the same
time and place. banquet will be held on
Thursdsy evening.
East Washington.
"The man at home" Ia Edmond Hez
Swtm's subject Sunday night, In the
Second Baptist Church, Fourth street and
Virginia avenue southeast.
An exceedingly pleasant and successful
party was given last evening by the Misses
Tolson at their residence, 3ly q street south
east. Dancing Termed the principal euter-
taiBment, and an elegant collation. was not
the least attractive feature Of the evenings
programme. Among those present were !:
Misses Florence and Edna rolson, Misses
Marion, Coleman, Cowl, Sull Duvil
Thorpe, johnson and Mccormick, Mesdames
Msgiuder, Stull, Everett TosOn aud Mar
ron, and M.ssrs Rider, Abbott, scbofeli
HELEN, TolsoD, Dezendorf, Weisner, Kirby,
Howard and Smith
Rev. Edmond Hez Sven delivered a
humorous lecture at Odd Fellows Hall.
Navy-Y last night, entitled Foreign
Fun Hewiil give another called "Don't
Marry UDless-" at the same place on No
yember II,
"A sociable was given at DR.. John
Chrster's Church last evening By the meal
bere OF the Ladies' Aid Society.
Three apprentices at the avy.Yard-
Henry Flood Essil Maxwell and William
Jones-have been discharged.
Thursday, John Jackson left $40 aollat
eral at the Fiith Precinct Station to answer
to u charge OF assau,ing bis wife. Yester-
day morning before the case was tried he
assaulted her again and Judge Smell gave
him Fix months in all
The schooner San Domingo from Flor
ida is at the Navy-Isfd unloading pine
flooring for The new Ordnance builhing.
"A detachment Of marinss from Philaiel.
phia arrived at the Marine Barracks yester.
day.
"A colored politician from Prince
Georges County, Md named John Nat
thews, after being arrested for assauliins
SunuI Green In East Washington, IN ide
threats against the latter, aud was rsir
rested last hight.
"A slight fire occurred about 3:O5 p. m
yesterday At the house. Of D-uniS WiuleIr,
chimney
West Washington.
"Foroign Fun is the subj"ct OF a lee.
iurp 10 ht delivered Monday night, In the
Gay street Baptist Church, by Edmond lta
SAtuI.
AS no successor 10 Dr. Lindsay has ye'
been appointed, Rev Nr. Lewis Of VIII
ntngtUn, n g., brother Of Rev. Waugh
Lewis, formerly pastor Il st lohn's, ma,
been invlted 10 occupy the pulpit ot 80
Johns Tomorrow
-Willihm Sturcll, Young man with "a
rather tough reputation, was arrested ye>
trrday Ny officer Darcy, charged wlth
stealing Il Nhluthle dog from his friend,
Henry keugla, whom he was visiting.
Temperature aud cupdltiuu Uf water ~
q. M; Great Falls, rmpeTutufr, 56; cUuIi-
tiun, 80. receiving reservoir, Temperature.
81; condition al north connection 3j, AZ
south connection 81; Distributing reservoir,
temperature, G2, condition a innueut gate
house. 36; condition at etllueut gate
house, HG.